Awais Ahmed Sample Portfolio

AWAIS AHMED

Y3

01 WUDU BOCHORD

‘THE WOODEN LIBRARY’

LOCATED:

Worchester Car Park, Oxford, UK

FUNCTION:

Multi-Functional Library to facilitate students, staff and local.

PROJECT BRIEF:

Wudu Bochord, also known as ‘The Wooden Library’ Located in Oxford, this project replaces the existing Worcester Street car park with a dynamic multipurpose library that bridges public and private realms. Designed to serve both the local community and university students, the library offers open public spaces alongside quieter, more secluded study areas. Drawing inspiration from the Taijin Library’s spatial organisation and the British Library’s rich interior language, the design fosters a sense of openness.The roof structure takes cues from EMBT’s organic train station designs, introducing a sculptural, light filled canopy.

Wudu Bochord is a solution to remove an overly saturated car park with a space which serves both the purpose for the Locals and Students attending there respective university with Educational andversatile facilities.

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE OF THE COLONADE:

The project is wrapped around 4 colonades, housing different functional needs..

ARIEL PERSPECTIVE OF THE WOODEN LIBRARY:

The Wooden Library

LIBRARY:

FLOOR

LOUNGE: CAFE:

MAIN ATRIUM

CAFE

LOUNGE

CORE LIBRARY

3D MODEL PRINTING:

WUDU BOCHORD ‘THE WOODEN LIBRARY’

PROJECT BRIEF: CLT TIME

TECHNICAL

This technical report will dive into an on going project to create a Library in Oxford, replacing Worcester Car Park. As mentioned, due to the nature of the project, the focus of this technology report is to find wether the functionality of materials used in the structure and experimenting with different structural needs using Timber and CLT production, can create a mass supporting roof structure.

The project aims for this design is to be able to build Timber supported and designed roof structure throughout a massive building structure. To be able to understand the different uses of Timber and how it can be adapted to fit my project.

CNC production of timber frames ensures precision and efficiency in structural woodwork. The process begins with design and preparation, where CAD software is used to create digital models, which are then converted into CNC-compatible instructions.

Scale

CLT ROOF

MAIN ATRIUM

THE AUTOMATON WORKSHOP

‘OBSELETE

OBJECT’

LOCATED:

Weald & Downland Living Museum, Town Lane, Singleton, Chichester West Sussex PO18 0EU

FUNCTION:

Multi-Functional Library to facilitate students, staff and local.

PROJECT BRIEF:

YEAR 2

This three-part architectural project is inspired by abstraction and the aesthetics of industrial machine-making. It integrates a public gallery with a dynamic automaton workshop designed to support the creation of mechanical and kinetic works. The workshop is a flexible, multi-functional space capable of accommodating projects at various scales, from intricate mechanisms to large automated structures. Together, the gallery and workshop explore the intersection of art, engineering, and architecture within a bold, industrial-inspired framework.

EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE OF THE AUTOMATON WORKSHOP: The Automaton workshop rests infront of a lake

ARIEL PERSPECTIVE OF THE AUTOMATON WORKSHOP: A section cut between the workshop and the main atrium

OTHER WORKS

‘SAHCF - HOSPITAL

DESIGN’

LOCATED: Bangladesh, Rangpur

FUNCTION:

A

PROJECT BRIEF:

Worked

COLLAGES:

PHOTOGRAPHY: Using my Canon Eos 250D, take photos from my travels to document my visits (and for memories). GRE 2024: For Greenwich’s exhibition, worked with a team to design my Unit Space and each frame you see has been altered for a more vinted, classic look (by me).